The Art Students League of Denver provides an inclusive art community where professional artists guide individuals of all abilities to reach their highest potential. Art Students League of Denver and Lighthouse will be hosting a series of drop-in writings and art-making events leading up to the keynote.

RedLine Contemporary Art Center fosters education and engagement between artists and communities to create positive social change. RedLine supports a thriving group of resident artists and provides programming that responds to the needs of the varied communities that live in the surrounding neighborhoods. RedLine and Lighthouse will be hosting a series of book talks and art-making events leading up to the keynote.

Museo de las Americas educates our community about the diversity of Latino Americano art and culture from ancient to contemporary through innovative exhibitions and programs. Lighthouse is proud to collaborate with Museo to present a drop-in writing program on October 28th

Colorado Humanities strives to bring the humanities to life in Colorado.

CPAC is dedicated to fostering the understanding and appreciation of excellent photography in all forms and concepts through exhibitions, education, and outreach.

Claudia Rankine's Citizen is a book that is a haunting combination of prose, poetry, essay, photography, and visual art. Using Citizen, as a model, CPAC and Lighthouse look at how images can tell their own story, and how combining image and text can serve as a powerful and effective mode for our own stories.

Wartburg College is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning.

Wartburg College is a liberal arts college based in Iowa. Through Wartburg West, our satellite program in Denver, CO, students have lived, worked, and studied in Denver's community for over 30 years.

The mission of the Denver VOICE is to facilitate a dialogue addressing the roots of homelessness by telling stories of people whose lives are impacted by poverty and homelessness and to offer economic, educational, and empowerment opportunities for the impoverished community.The Denver VOICE is an award-winning publication, a member of the International Network of Street Papers and the Colorado Press Association. We abide by the Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics.

Introducing the transformative power of books to those who are incarcerated.

The mission of the Urban League movement is to enable African Americans to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights.

Jefferson County Public Library helps to build an educated and vibrant community by providing equal access to information and opportunities.

The Spring Cafe is a place where you can meet your international neighbors and learn about global cultures. We make our coffee shop a classroom, by employing refugees and providing training programs designed to prepare them to enter the customer service industry. The Spring Cafe was founded by Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning, a non-profit serving Denver’s immigrant and refugee community.

Can you imagine moving to a new country, where you have to learn a different language, and try to find a job all in a matter of months? The Spring Cafe works with refugees who have a desire to work in the customer service industry by offering hands-on training and English practice behind the register. Not only do they have to learn English, but they have to learn the peculiar language of customer service!

Coffee at the Point's mission is to provide a common neighborhood place for individuals to purchase and enjoy coffee and quick foods while providing a relaxed and nurturing environment.

The mission of Curious Theatre Company is to engage the community in important contemporary issues through provocative modern theatre.

Join Curious and Lighthouse Writers Workshop in a free staged reading adaptation of Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric as part of the Denver Talks project. Please RSVP as tickets are limited. Adapted for the stage by Stephen Sacks.

The play takes Rankine’s text and marries it to the theatrical art form. Using images and a blend of storytelling styles, six actors interpret Rankine’s work into a powerful evening of exploring racism today.

McAuliffe Manual Middle School is a diverse, inclusive community of learners that nurtures students to lead fulfilling, balanced lives and transform our community and world. We are committed to the personal growth, high achievement, and equity of opportunities of all students to prepare them for high school and to support their lifelong success and well-being.

The ACLU of Colorado is the state’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. We’re a private institution funded exclusively by the generous donations of our supporters. Our mission is to protect, defend and extend the civil rights and civil liberties of all people in Colorado through litigation, education and advocacy.